We now have an official launch date for Runes of Magic! According to a press release that was issued on GamesPress this morning, the folks at Frogster Interactive have established March 19, 2009, as the official start date. I'm sure more details will be explained on the official site, but here's the press release:

Frogster Interactive today announced that following a three month open beta test, that has seen over 450,000 players explore the world of Taborea, the highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game Runes of Magic will launch of March 19th, 2009.

"Since the open beta test launch is December, the population of Taborea has soared and we have been working closely with our community to fine tune the Runes of Magic experience", said Daniel Ullrich, Director of Product Management at Frogster, "We look forward to welcoming thousands of new players to Taborea during the next few weeks, as we get ready to fully launch Runes of Magic".

To keep up to date with your RoM info, check out the official site.